New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
September 27, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Mets 10, Houston Colt .45s 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 4 0 1 1
Smith cf 5 1 1 0
Hunt 2b 5 1 1 1
  Schreiber 2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas lf 5 1 2 0
  Kanehl lf 0 0 0 0
Hickman 3b 5 1 3 1
Harkness 1b 5 2 1 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 2 1 2
Moran ss 5 2 3 2
Jackson p 5 0 2 1
Totals 43 10 15 8
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 3 0 0 0
  Fazio 3b 1 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 5 0 2 1
Wynn cf 4 0 2 0
Staub 1b 5 1 2 1
Pointer rf 5 0 1 0
Davis lf 5 0 1 1
Vaughan 3b,ss 4 0 2 0
Grote c 3 0 1 0
  Adlesh c 1 0 0 0
Dahl p 0 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Weekly ph 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 1 1 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Drott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 11 3
New York 035 000 10110152
Houston 000 110 0013113
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (13-17) 9.0 11 3 1 3 8
Totals 9.0 11 3 1 3 8
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Dahl  L (0-1) 2.2 7 7 5 0 0
  Coombs   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Hoerner   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Dickson   2.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Drott   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals 9.0 15 10 7 1 2

  E–Hickman (20), Harkness (14), Jackson (1), Davis 2 (3).  PB–Grote (1).  2B–New York Hunt (27,off Dahl); Hickman (20,off Hoerner); Harkness (11,off Drott).  3B–Houston Morgan (1,off Jackson).  SF–Cannizzaro (1,off Drott).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  CS–Wynn (2,2nd base by Jackson/Cannizzaro).  WP–Dahl (1), Drott (7).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:38.  A–5,802.

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